Transmission Installing

Transmission Installing

Install in reverse order of removal. note the following:

- Clean input shaft splines and (in case of used clutch plates) hub splines. Remove corrosion and apply only very thin coating of lubricant G 000 100 on splines. Do not grease guide sleeve.

- Check clutch release bearing for wear, replace if necessary.

- Coat contact surface of clutch slave cylinder pivot rod with thin layer of copper grease, e.g. 381 351 TE.

- Threaded holes for mounting clutch slave cylinder to transmission and shift lever to shift rod must be cleaned of locking compound residue using thread tap before installation .

- Make sure dowel sleeves for aligning engine/transmission are installed in cylinder block, install if necessary.

- Always replace self locking nuts.






- Lift up transmission until clutch slave cylinder with mounting bracket for line/hose can be installed (arrow).

- Install intermediate plate (if applicable) between transmission and engine onto appropriate engine dowel sleeves.

- Make sure intermediate plate is correctly positioned on engine.

- Install lower engine/transmission and starter mounting bolts, and install starter.

- Before installing, use tap to clean threads in flange shaft for driveshaft on transmission to remove traces of locking compound.

- Replace gaskets on drive axles and on front of driveshaft.

- Install driveshaft.

- Check adjustment of shift rod and pivot rod, re-adjust if necessary.

- Align exhaust system free of stress.

- Check transmission oil level.

- After connecting battery, enter antitheft code for radio.

- Run power windows fully up by pressing switches.

- Operate all power window switches again and hold for at least one second in "close" position to activate automatic one-touch function.

- Set clock to correct time.

Tightening torques

Transmission to engine






A: Dowel sleeves






Transmission engine assembly mount











Component Tightening Torques